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Martin wrote:
So I guess what is /really/ needed is a happy medium, where you can
use the
instant recall to apply to the more general method, if that makes
sense. Unfortunately there seems to be only so much one can cram
into a little brain at a time!
In real life being able to instantly recall a product is better than
knowing how
to derive it from scratch.

I totally disagree. If the 'instant recall' is outside of the small
list you have learnt, it's pointless. You need /both/ to be most
effective.

(perhaps I should start playing times table tapes to the boys at
night
instead of the Gruffalo!)
I learnt mine in the bath.

I remember 'completing the square on a generic quadratic from first
principles' suddenly clicking whilst I was in the dentist chair
having a tooth removed ...


I wonder if there are any Electronic Engineers reading this who
remember the mnemonic for remembering the Resistor Colour Code ;-}}

Of course you do, but are toooooooooooooooo polite to post it here ;-)

Mike



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